Street-car.



PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1903.

J. A. BRILL.

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APPLICATION TILED APB. 1'7. 1963.

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'Jaim Juana UNITED STATES Tatented September 22, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. BRILL, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STREET-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739, 582, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filed April 17, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. BRILL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pen nsylvania, have invented a new and useful Street-Oar, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates to the construction of what are known as open or summer cars, and is, as to certain details, a modification of that shown and .described in my application filed April 23, 1902, Serial No.104,239, to which cross-reference is here made for full details as to general construction.

The object of my invention hereinafter described is to simplify this construction, mainly through the use of commercial forms of iron in the construction of the sills. This I accomplish by means of the side sills, comprising two parallel strips of metal which are held-in position and separated by means ofhangers, which support an intermediate step and running-board or two steps, as they may be termed.

There are other features of my invention, as will appear below.

For a more particular description of one embodiment of my invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation-of a portion of a car-frame provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, partly in section, on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Throughout the various views similar reference characters designate similar Views.

In the following is described onlya portion of one side or outer sill and its connected parts, because this disclosure is sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to practice my invention, it being obvious that the corresponding parts not shown are identical with those herein described. My application hereinbefore referred to furnishes additional information not essential here.

The side sill 1 is made upof two parallel plates of metal 2 and 3, which are fixed in their proper relative positions and spaced apart by means of the hangers 4, (or any other form of spacing-blocks,) the upper ends of which rest between the bars 2 and 3, the

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hangers and bars being secured together by" .bolts 16 16.

The hangers 4 are bent outwardly immedi ately below the bar 2 to form horizontal supports 6 for the intermediate step 7, and adjacent to the outer edge of this step the hangers are bent downwardly at 8 and terminate in of'the joint 11 impinges against the arm 8 of the hangers.

The step 7 may be and preferably is of wood and is bolted at 7 to the horizontal arm 6 of the hangers. The step 7 is well within the outer plane of the car-body, so that as the passenger steps from the running-board 13 onto the step 7 he is within the car. The advantages of this are set forth in my application'previously referred to.

In applying the step 7 I prefer to use a continuous board,'but may use several, and where it abuts against any projection from the sills it may be cut away to properly inset it.

At 15 are stays, which are secured at one end 14 to the vertical parts 8 and their other ends of the brackets 16 to the vertical wall of the plate 2, the vertical parts 4 of the brackets 16 of the stay and the plates 2 and 3 being united by bolts 16 16, which hold the parts firmly together. A back board 17 is secured in place above the running-board 13 by bolts 17 which secure the ends of the stays 15 to the arm 8 of the brackets.

Castings 18 for the support of seat-panels 19 may be secured to the outer plates 3 by rivets or bolts 18*, or they may be secured to the sills in any suitable manner, although I prefer the structure shown as being more rigid, and stanchions 20 extend upwardly from the castings from the panels, as shown.

The sills on each side of the car may be united to form the floor-frame in any suitable manner, although I prefer to provide crossings 21, the ends of which rest in sockets 22, having flanges 23 secured to the sills 1. The crossings, sills, sockets, and interposed thimbles 23 may be held rigidly together by means of tie-bolts 24, which pass through the flanges 

